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Fritz Lang' s Fury (1936), is a sound condemnation of mob violence and vigilante justice.

Who is narrating for us the unspeakable things that are taking place now in Iraq? Is art echoing the drums of war beating frenetically in a different, faraway continent?

Psychological tension abounds in this notable German Expressionist film from Austrian born director par excellence Fritz Lang.

Der Muede Tot means the tired, or weary dead, or Weary Death, a 1921 silent art film by Austrian-American film maker, Fritz Lang and German writer, Thea Von Harbou.

Early in the 1920s, at the beginnings of their lengthy and illustrious careers, directors Carl Theodor Dreyer, Fritz Lang, and Sergei Eisenstein turned to making epics.

A brief look at German expressionist cinema, what defines the genre and how it has influenced film noir, horror and modern cinema.

Metropolis can be considered the beginning of the Science Fiction genre.

Despite a flawed storyline, Fritz Lang's Metropolis is an impressive science fiction movie from pre-Nazi Germany. Today, its influence in movies can still be felt.

5 famous foreign films everyone should see - if not on the big screen then certainly on dvd, a great way to enable the classics to reach an eager new audience.

The 1920s were a time of abandon and of legendary excess. Such social characteristics were, as always, reflected in the films of the era.

Looking for a way out of the realities of their time, movie audiences enjoyed ten years of Cinema that took them to the most fantastic reaches of the soul and the mind.

One of Adolf Hitler's first acts as Chancellor was banning Jews from working in the German film industry. Many were forced to flee Germany, and ended up in Hollywood.

This handsome, comprehensive package offers superior special features, including observations by noir experts Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, James Ellroy and Eddie Muller

These foreign crime and suspense movies, featuring the letters "D," "M," and "Z," may have short titles, but they are long in quality.

Throughout Oscar history, many good directors have never received an Academy Award for their directions. A few received other awards.

Most famous for her role as Toto in The Wizard Of Oz, Terry the Dog was no one-woof wonder, also starring alongside Shirley Temple, Spencer Tracy and Joan Crawford.

The 1920s has often been called the Golden Age of Silent Movies. These three examples from Europe show why this is true.

In the wake of the Sean Penn remake, the 1949 original is out on DVD

In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood was the dominant force in cinematic terms. It had the largest and most powerful studios, churning out films by the biggest stars.

Batman: Gotham Knight is a mixed, but mostly entertaining, grab bag of stories about DC Comics' classic superhero. 7/10.

Part two of this series focuses on Jean-Luc Goddard's 1963 film Contempt; a complex film that forfeits cinematic storytelling for an experiment in fictionalized realism.

After 10 years of development, Tarantino came up with a tight screenplay and a post modern film choc-a-bloc of film references.

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari was one of the leading films of the Expressionist cinema movement during 1920s Germany. Read on for critical and contextual analysis.

Whether by intent or accident, many amazing and significant buildings around the world have been destroyed or simply never made it any further than the drawing board.

Profiles in History is a Hollywood-based auction house renowned for unique memorabilia sales that celebrate more than a century of moviemaking.

On film, debonair Charles Boyer was pure Continental romance and sophistication. But in a bittersweet final act, this quiet Frenchman proved himself a real-life romantic.

Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979) was born with a great talent: He knew how to run a movie studio and produce classic films.

Peter Bogdanovich may be best known to contemporary audiences as the psychiatrists' psychiatrist on The Sopranos but he was one of Hollywood's great characters.

Based on Jewish folklore The Golem of 1920 was part of the German Expressionist movement that revolutionized the Horror genre and film-making across the West.

In part of The Most Influential Films of All Time series, Matthew N. Irby will analyze the silent film era on a count up to the 21st century.